Spanish: Prepositions
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Note that the prepositions "a", "de" and "con" can contract with a pronoun, see Contractions
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Prepositions of Location
The following prepositions are common in expressing position:
- a - at
- Estoy sentado a la mesa - I'm sitting at the table
- en - in/on/at
- Estoy en la casa - I am in the house
- Estoy en España - I am in Spain
- El libro está en la mesa - The book is on the table
- a lo largo [de] - alongside
- Estoy a lo largo del calle - I am alongside the street
- al lado [de] - aside
- Estoy al lado de la casa - I am aside the house
- alrededor [de] - around
- Estoy alrededor de la casa - I am around the house
- arriba [de] - above
- Estoy arriba de la casa - I am above the house
- cerca [de] - near
- Estoy cerca de la casa - I am near the house
- debajo [de] - under/below
- Estoy debajo de la mesa - I am under the table
- delante [de] - in front of
- Estoy delante de la casa - I am in front of the house
- dentro [de] - in/inside
- Estoy dentro de la casa - I am in/inside the house
- detrás [de] - behind
- Estoy detrás de la casa - I am behind the house
- encima [de] - on top [of]
- Estoy encima del teclado - I am on top of the roof
- enfrente [de] - opposite [to]
- Estoy enfrente de la casa - I am opposite to the house
- en medio [de] - in the center [of] / in the middle [of]
- Estoy en medio de la casa - I am in the center of the house
- entre - [in] between
- Estoy entre las casas - I am in between the houses
- afuera [de] - outside [of]
- Estoy afuera de la casa - I am outside the house
- junto [a] - aside [of] / against
- Mi casa está junto a tú casa - My house is against your house
Prepositions of Direction
- a - to
- Voy a Madrid - I go to Madrid
- en - into
- Voy en la casa - I go into the house
- hacia - towards
- Voy hacia Madrid - I go towards Madrid
- de/desde - from
- Vengo de Madrid - I come from Madrid
- Vengo desde Madrid - I come from Madrid
- a través [de] - through
- Voy a través del parque - I go through the parc
- para - for/to
- Voy para Madrid - I go for/to Madrid
- sobre - over
- Salto sobre el río - I jump over the river
Prepositions of Time
- antes [de] - before
- Te vi antes de hoy - I saw you before today
- dentro [de] - in
- Te veré dentro de algunos minutos - I will see you in several minutes
- después [de] - after
- Te veré después de mañana - I will see you after tomorrow
- desde - since
- Te conozco desde ayer - I know you since yesterday
- durante - during / for
- Te veo durante dos minutos - I see you during two minutes
- entre - between
- Te encontraré entre las once y las doce - I will meet you between 11:00 and 12:00.
- hasta - until
- Te visitaré hasta mañana - I will visit you until tomorrow
Other prepositions
- de - from [origin, possession, composition]
- Este regalo viene de mi - This present comes from me
- El libro es de mi amigo - The book is my friend's
- Es totalmente de oro - It's entirely made of gold
- para - for/in order to [recipient, goal]
- Este regalo es para ti - This present is for you
- Este regalo es para ayudarte con tus estudios - This present is for helping you with your studies
- por - for/because of [cause]
- Te doy este regalo por tu ayuda - I give you this present for you assistance.
- con - with
- Voy con mi amigo - I go with my friend
- contra - against
- Somos contra Bush! - We are against Bush!
- según - according [to]
- Según él, eso no existe - According to him, that doesn't exist
- sin - without
- Voy sin mi amigo - I go without my friend
- sobre - about
- Hablo sobre la revolución - I speak about the revolution
- a causa [de] - because of
- a/con excepción [de] - except
- a pesar [de] - despite
- a propósito [de] - regarding, concerning
- acerca [de] - about, concerning
- además [de] - except
- conforme [a] - according [to] , conforming [to]
- contrario [a] - contrary [to]
- de acuerdo [con] - in agreement [with]
- en cuanto [a] - concerning, regarding
- en lugar [de] - instead [of]
- en vez [de] - instead [of]
- junto [con] - together [with]
- pese [a] - despite
- respecto [a] - concerning
